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SheaMoisture
Biotin & Multi-Peptide Anti-Hair Fall Treatment Oil
Scalp treatment
- Scalp treatment
- oil
- Sulfate-free
- Silicone-free
- Curly-method
Size2 fl oz
Price$42.19seen at one store · 2 oz
Price / oz$21.10/ozat 2 oz
Where to buy2 stores · $9.99–42.19
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Scent:
The ingredient list declares fragrance. What it smells of is not stated, and we do not guess.
Strength: Strong
Manufacturer page: sheamoisture.com
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Factor
Your profile
Fit
Best for hair types
Curly–Coily
Not in your profile
Moisture level
High
Not in your profile
Water-binding (humectants)
None found
Not in your profile
Slip / detangling
Moderate
Not in your profile
Weight on hair
Rich
Not in your profile
Fragrance
Prominent
Not in your profile
Protein
Prominent
Not in your profile
Silicone / wax buildup
None
Not in your profile
Clarifying wash needed
Moderate
Not in your profile
Scent
ScentedStrong strength
Not in your profile
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The rest of what your plan weighs on this product.
Parabens / preservatives
None of these listed
Not in your profile
Essential oils
None listed
Not in your profile
Fast-drying alcohol
None
Not in your profile
Vegan / cruelty-free
Not yet verified
Not in your profile
Animal-derived ingredients
Not yet verified
Not in your profile
Heavy humectants
Not heavy
Not in your profile
Hard-water defence
None
Not in your profile
UV filter
None listed
Not in your profile
Ingredient list
15 ingredientsA short list
Not in your profile
Price tier
Drugstore
Not in your profile
Where to buy it
Grocery / massOne channel
Not in your profile
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Your avoid-list
Priced above most scalp treatments
$21.10/oz at 2 oz, more than 78% of the 280 scalp treatments , which mostly run $3.84–19.05/oz.
Great for
Protein-hungry hairthat stretches and stays stretched when wet
Coarse or dry hairthat absorbs everything you give it
Silicone-free routinesno silicones appear in the list
Very dry hairno fast-drying alcohol in the list
Short ingredient listsfifteen ingredients or fewer
Tight budgetsit sits in the lower price tiers
Maybe skip if
this product has a strong scent
Protein-sensitive hairthat goes stiff or straw-like on protein
Oily scalp or fine hairthat gets weighed down
Picking it up locallywe’ve only seen it sold in one channel
What the formula actually does
Read from the label, not the marketing
Each row says where it comes from: F means we derived it from this product’s own ingredient list, S means it is a claim the brand makes that the formula neither confirms nor contradicts.
Slip and detangling
Moderate
Conditioning agents are present, lower in the list.
Oils and butters
Rich
Butters near the top: a heavy, softening formula.
Weight on the hair
Rich
Heavy butters and waxes in the first eight ingredients.
Water-binding (humectants)
None found
No humectants, so nothing here pulls water into the hair.
Protein
Prominent
Protein high in the list: a strengthening formula, not a moisture one.
Needs detergent to remove
No
Nothing here needs a detergent wash to remove.
Hard-water defence
None
No chelating agent in the list.
Fragrance
Prominent
Fragrance is in the first eight ingredients, so it makes up a larger share of the formula.
from the formula
stated by the brand
reported by reviewers
Scale: 1 dot low · 5 dots high, within this product type.
Ingredients that matter
The ingredients that change a decision
The workhorse ingredients, plus anything lower down that changes a decision. The chips name what an ingredient does. They are not safety scores, and no ingredient here is rated good or bad on its own.
| Ingredient | What it does | Why it matters | Chip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil | oil | Coats and softens the strand | Softens |
| Isopropyl Palmitate | light ester | Light slip without much weight | Softens |
| Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil | oil | Coats and softens the strand | Softens |
| Octyldodecanol | fatty alcohol | Thickens and conditions (not a drying alcohol) | Softens |
| Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil | oil | Coats and softens the strand | Softens |
| Fragrance | fragrance | The scent | Fragrance |
| Squalane | emollient | A softening touch, low in the list | Detangles |
| Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter | butter | A little richness, low in the list | Heavy |
| Hydrolyzed Rice Protein | film former | A supporting film former | Protein |
| Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol | conditioning agent | Adds slip, lower in the list | Protein |
| Hydrolyzed Pea Protein | film former | A supporting film former | Protein |
What the list leaves out, and what it carriesNo sulfates, silicones, or drying alcohols. Protein-forward: a strengthening formula, not a moisture one. Contains fragrance. Contains heavier butters.
Full ingredient list (15)
In the US, ingredients above 1% are listed from most to least. Below 1% they can appear in any order. Each note keeps three things apart: what the ingredient generally does, its role in this type of product, and what its position can tell you.
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Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
General function
A light, widely used oil that softens without much weight.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
International Journal of TrichologyMay suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hairCoats the surface and slows water leaving the strand, which is usually what coarse hair that dries out fast is missing.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairA thin oil layer lowers friction between strands and flattens the raised cuticle that scatters light and catches on its neighbours.
May not suitFine or easily flattened hairNear the top of a list an oil is weight before it is anything else, and fine hair shows that first at the roots.
- oil
- emollient
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2
Isopropyl Palmitate
General function
A light ester that spreads quickly and leaves a smooth, non-greasy feel.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
PubChemMay suitFine or easily flattened hairA light emollient: it softens the surface with noticeably less weight than an oil or a butter.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairSpreads thin and lowers friction between strands without the heaviness of a fixed oil.
- light ester
- emollient
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3
Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil
General function
A thick, tacky oil used for sealing ends and for slick, held-down styles.
Leading ingredientListed in the first three ingredients, it is likely a structural part of this formula.
May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hairCoats the surface and slows water leaving the strand, which is usually what coarse hair that dries out fast is missing.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairA thin oil layer lowers friction between strands and flattens the raised cuticle that scatters light and catches on its neighbours.
May not suitFine or easily flattened hairNear the top of a list an oil is weight before it is anything else, and fine hair shows that first at the roots.
- oil
- emollient
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4
Octyldodecanol
General function
A liquid fatty alcohol that adds slip and helps oils spread.
Supporting ingredientListed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
PubChemMay suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hairThe waxy solid that gives a conditioner its body. It deposits a soft lubricating layer, which is most of what makes hair feel smooth after rinsing.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairDeposits with the cationic conditioners and helps them lie flat along the strand, which is where the detangling actually comes from.
DependsFine or easily flattened hairNear the top of a conditioner it is doing most of the conditioning, and most of the weighting, at the same time.
- fatty alcohol
- emollient
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5
Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil
General function
A light oil used where softness is wanted without weight.
Supporting ingredientListed in positions 4–8, it likely makes a meaningful contribution alongside the formula's main ingredients.
May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hairCoats the surface and slows water leaving the strand, which is usually what coarse hair that dries out fast is missing.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairA thin oil layer lowers friction between strands and flattens the raised cuticle that scatters light and catches on its neighbours.
May not suitFine or easily flattened hairNear the top of a list an oil is weight before it is anything else, and fine hair shows that first at the roots.
- oil
- emollient
- ▾Below about here, the order stops meaning much. These are usually used at 1% or less.
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6
Fragrance
General function
An undisclosed blend of scent ingredients. Regulations let it stay unlisted, so a fragrance-free product is the only way to be certain what is not in it.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
May not suitFragrance-sensitive routinesDeclared fragrance. On a fragrance-sensitive routine this is the line that decides it, wherever it sits on the label.
- fragrance
- declared fragrance
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7
Squalane
General function
The fully hydrogenated form of squalene, now made from olive or sugarcane rather than shark liver. Hydrogenation is what makes it so slow to oxidise; it spreads very lightly and absorbs without a greasy film.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
PubChemMay suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairDeposits a lubricating layer that makes combing easier, which is most of what stops mechanical damage adding to frizz.
- emollient
- conditioning agent
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8
Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea) Butter
General function
A rich, solid plant butter used for heavy conditioning on coarse or dry hair. High in the list it makes a product decidedly heavy.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hairCoarse, porous hair loses water quickly and can carry the weight; a butter slows that loss more than a thin oil does.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairEmollients fill and smooth the surface of the strand, which lowers the friction that lifts the cuticle and reads as roughness.
May suitVery dry or highly damaged hairA solid fat melts onto the strand at body temperature and stays there, which is the heaviest surface moisture-holding a formula can offer.
- butter
- emollient
- sealant
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9
Biotin
- vitamin
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10
Hydrolyzed Rice Protein
General function
A light plant protein that adds body and shine, popular in volume products.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairFilling surface gaps evens out the cuticle, which is part of what makes damaged hair comb and reflect light more like undamaged hair.
May suitMaximum-hold stylingFilm formers are what hold a style: they dry into a connected film across the strands so the shape resists movement.
May suitVery dry or highly damaged hairHydrolysed fragments are small enough to sit in the gaps of a worn cuticle for a wash or two, temporarily restoring stiffness and cutting breakage in combing.
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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11
Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein PG-Propyl Silanetriol
General function
A protein given a positive charge so it deposits where hair is damaged. It conditions and adds temporary firmness in one ingredient.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairA cationic conditioning agent: it binds to the damaged, negatively charged parts of the cuticle and lowers combing friction there.
May suitMaximum-hold stylingFilm formers are what hold a style: they dry into a connected film across the strands so the shape resists movement.
May suitVery dry or highly damaged hairHydrolysed fragments are small enough to sit in the gaps of a worn cuticle for a wash or two, temporarily restoring stiffness and cutting breakage in combing.
- conditioning agent
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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Hydrolyzed Pea Protein
General function
A plant protein used for strength claims in vegan formulas.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairFilling surface gaps evens out the cuticle, which is part of what makes damaged hair comb and reflect light more like undamaged hair.
May suitMaximum-hold stylingFilm formers are what hold a style: they dry into a connected film across the strands so the shape resists movement.
May suitVery dry or highly damaged hairHydrolysed fragments are small enough to sit in the gaps of a worn cuticle for a wash or two, temporarily restoring stiffness and cutting breakage in combing.
- film former
- protein
- hydrolysed protein
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13
Glycine Soja (Soybean) Oil
General function
A light plant oil used to soften and carry other oil-based ingredients.
Estimated lower-concentration zoneIt appears around or below the estimated 1% line, where label order no longer indicates relative amount; its role may be minor or technical.
May suitDry, coarse, or high-porosity hairCoats the surface and slows water leaving the strand, which is usually what coarse hair that dries out fast is missing.
May suitFrizz-prone, damaged, or high-friction hairA thin oil layer lowers friction between strands and flattens the raised cuticle that scatters light and catches on its neighbours.
- oil
- emollient
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14
Tocopherol
- antioxidant
- vitamin
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15
PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- solubilizer
- emulsifier
What the whole list adds up to
- 8 emollients
- 4 oils
- 3 film formers
- 3 proteins
- 3 hydrolysed proteins
- 2 vitamins
- 1 light ester
- 1 fatty alcohol
- 1 fragrance
- 1 declared fragrance
- 1 conditioning agent
- 1 butter
- 1 sealant
- 1 conditioning agent
Ingredient list captured 2026-09-03. Formulas change, so check the package in your hand when an ingredient matters to you.
Price · 2 oz
Seen at
$42.19
Good value under
$5
Priced above the products that do the same job. Stores sell it above the $5 line; products that do this job typically go for about $11 at this size.
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Where we’ve seen it3 listings · 2 stores
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Target
$9.992 oz · $5.00/ozSep 3Lowest per oz
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Target
$9.992 oz · $5.00/ozSep 3
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sheamoisturestore.com
$42.192 oz · $21.09/ozSep 4
Sorted by price per ounce. Dated observations from our research, not live prices. Direct store pages, no affiliate links. We don’t sell this product. and 1 listing we don’t count, from grey-market or unverified sellers.
How we work this out
- 2 oz is the size stores list most often; every comparison on this page is made at it. Other sizes are shown in the Sizes row and the store list.
- Seen at $42.19 is the price we have observed for the 2 oz. We need three stores before we call a price commonly seen.
- Good value under $5 comes from the 8 products we score as doing the same job as this one. A quarter of them cost less than $2.29/oz; at 2 oz that is $5. Under that line you are paying less than most of them.
- About $11 is what those same products typically cost at this size: the midpoint of their prices per ounce, scaled to 2 oz.
Formula
4
Formula score
4 of 10
It costs more per ounce than 78% of the 280 scalp treatments we’ve priced, and the formula leaves out conditioning agents up front, which most of the format carries.
How the score is counted
- Nothing in our library does the same job at a lower price
- Costs more per ounce than 78% of the 280 scalp treatments we’ve priced
- No conditioning agents up front in the formula
- No humectant either
- Conditioning agents up frontWhat makes wet hair comb through.3 pts
- Oils or butters in the working zoneSoftens the strand rather than just coating it.2 pts
- Slip for detanglingReduces the force it takes to comb wet hair.2 pts
- A humectantBinds water into the hair.1 pt
- A pH adjusterBrings the formula to the acidic pH hair prefers.1 pt
- Fragrance kept out of the top eightScent as a finishing touch, not a major share.1 pt
The formula score measures completeness for the job: a weighted share of the systems this product type is usually built around that we find in this list. It does not rate how well the product works or its quality, and it never compares across product types.
Does the same job
Formulas that do the same things (cleanse, condition, coat or hold) for less per ounce. Scent, texture and where you buy them can still differ.
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Aceite de Moska (Pre-Shampoo Scalp Remedy Oil)
$19.00/oz $2.10/oz less
- Rich
- Vegan & CF
- Function
- Also
HaskLowest cost per oz
Scalp Secret Strengthening Scalp & Hair Oil
$2.21/oz $18.89/oz less
- Protein-free
- Rich
- Silicone-free
- Function
- Also
Innersense Organic BeautyClose function
Hair Renew Scalp Oil
$30.00/oz $8.90/oz more
- Protein-free
- Rich
- Silicone-free
- Function
- Also
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Final decision
Should you buy it?
An above-range pick for the hair it suitsBest user
Soft, over-stretchy hair, for protein high in the formula and a formula with real substance
Biggest tradeoff
Less suited to anyone sensitive to fragrance, hair that stiffens on protein, or oily scalps and fine hair
Best alternative if not
Nothing in our library matches it closely at a lower price.
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Claims check
What the brand says, and what the formula shows
Claims are quoted from the brand. We mark a claim supported, partly supported or conflicting only when the ingredient list speaks to it. Everything else stays "stated by the brand". That isn’t a criticism: most claims can’t be checked from a label.
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SupportedBacked by ingredients
0
Partly supportedSome supporting logic
2
Stated by brandNo clear evidence
0
Potential conflictFormula works against claim
Biotin & Multi-Peptide ScalpBoost Technology
Density and growth are cosmetic claims an ingredient list cannot settle.
- Biotin
- Tocopherol
Stated by brand
Not something a label can show.
Moisturizing and nourishing
Humectants or rich emollients sit in the first eight ingredients.
- Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
- Isopropyl Palmitate
- Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil
Supported
Helps hair feel hydrated.
How to read this
We look at the first 10–15 ingredients and what they do in a formula, not at the marketing. If the list doesn't speak to a claim, we don't assume.
Reviewers
What people report
Themes that come up again and again in sourced reviews, written by our researchers in their own words. We don’t store or scrape star ratings.
Highly moisturizing and nourishing; provides lightweight hydration without greasy residue; reviewers note improved scalp health and moisture retention
Users with dry, dehydrated scalpsImproves manageability and frizz control; hair feels smoother and easier to style with lasting hold
Customers concerned with frizz and hair textureReduces hair breakage and shedding with noticeably stronger, healthier-looking hair; reviewers report 4x less breakage when detangling
Customers with fragile or shedding hairWorks across multiple hair types from fine to thick; some reviewers note fragrance is strong but overall results are consistent
General audience; fragrance preference variesMore from SheaMoisture
How this page was made
- Everything above comes from our researched product record: identity, the ingredient list as printed, the brand's own claims, dated prices and review themes our researchers wrote in their own words. No part of this page is written by hand for one product.
- The value band is a fixed label over two stored numbers: this product’s cost per ounce as a percentile of every product of this type we have priced, each at the size it is most often sold in, and how many products we score as doing the same job cost at least a quarter less per ounce.
- Both scores out of ten are defined on this page. The formula score is completeness for the job, computed from a fixed per-format checklist shown beneath the gauge; the price score is cost per ounce against every product of this type we have priced.
- The "Is this right for you?" panel reads only your own consultation answers, and it applies exactly the filters our recommendation engine applies. It is computed when you load the page and is never stored on it.
- 2 sources consulted for this product (0 manufacturer or regulatory, 1 retailer, 1 editorial), last checked 2026-09-03.
- Ingredient references are linked for 4 of 12 product-aware annotations on this page. Fit notes are general formulation guidance. They aren’t a verdict on the finished product or on you.
- We haven’t tested this product in a lab, and we don’t physically test your hair. Formula readings come from the ingredient list. Claims about how it behaves are labelled as the brand's.
- Ingredient order tells you relative amount only above roughly 1%. Prices are what we saw on the dates shown and can change.
- Ingredient names link to our ingredient library, where each entry shows what it does, which product types use it, and where it usually sits on a label across everything we have researched.
- This is cosmetic information, not medical advice, and nothing here diagnoses or treats a health condition.
- Formula readings: derivation v23. Record last updated 2026-09-04.
